Gebot

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See also: gebot

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gebot, from Old High German gibot. Compare Dutch gebod (commandment), Old English gebod (order, command, mandate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈboːt/
  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Gebot n (strong, genitive Gebotes or Gebots, plural Gebote, diminutive Gebötlein n)

  1. command, commandment
  2. bid, bidding

Declension

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Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier Gebott, influenced by German Gebot, both from Middle High German gebot, from Old High German gibot. Cognate with Dutch gebod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈboːt/, [ɡəˈboːt]

Noun

Gebot n (plural Geboter)

  1. commandment, command